Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,747, Henry Emerson, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Emerson, Henry
S 21.747
CONTENTS

Letter to Pensions Office 8 Dec 1826
Death not on R. B. J.H.
South Carolina 16.478
Henry Emerson Spats. — in the State of S o C a who was a Pri. — in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t commanded by Lytle — in the N e C a time for 9 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of S o Carolina at the rate of 30. Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Aug t 1831 and sub E t Borman Hartenburg C.A. 106
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 60 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 15 $ 75
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Cath Price Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 66

State of South Carolina by To wit Spartanburgh District
On this day of September 1832. personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions Now Sitting for the District of Spartanburgh in the said State, aged sixty five years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832. - That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as here in stated. - I entered the Service in the Winter of 1780 & 81. in the campaign, commanded by Capt William Gadsden, and served three months against the British and Tories, as a Volunteer - in the Spring of 1781. about the last of May I was drafted, and went into the Service at Hillsborough, under Capt Sharp. Reynolds and Col. Little, and about six months afterwards, we marched from Ashley Hill, to James Island, and Capt Rhodes took the Command of our Company. - I continued on James Island about six months - (make about one year in Genl. Greene's army) when peace was declared, and the troops were disbanded, and I was discharged without any written discharge. - I resided in Chatham County N. Carolina when I entered the Service my first Service was as a Volunteer

the second as a draft. - I have no documentary evidence of my service nor do I know any person now alive in this County who served with me or who can testify for me. - I do hereby relinquish my claim to a pension on distrust except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. - I was born as I have been told in 1763. I have no record of my, the Book con- taining the record being in possession of my older Brother. - I have resided in South Carolina about forty five years and now live in Spartanburg Dist. - I never rec'd any discharge in writing - As to my character for virtue and moral conduct I refer to the Rev'd Charles Smith - Zachariah McDaniel Esq. or any other respectable persons of this County. -
Henry Emerson

No 26030
Henry Emerson Spartanburg District South Carolina
Admiral as W. private 9 mo. $30.
E. Bonar 6th Offic. Depart. of State S. Carolina

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Henry Emerson Spartanburg District South Carolina
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Entered Winter { 1780 1781 — 3 — Private Capt Goldson, 69 years Columbia Traditionary evidence—paper   Draft May 1781 — 6 — " Capt Sharp, Col Little 69 years Columbia N Carolina Correct  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }  On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
□ The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

September 22, 1936.
Mrs. O. M. Grisham Monroe Louisiana.
BA-J/ILL Henry Emerson S. 21747
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were found in pension claim, S.21747, based upon service of Henry Emerson in the Revolutionary War.
Henry Emerson was born in the year 1763; the exact date and the place of his birth, and the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Chatham County, North Carolina, he enlisted in the winter 1780-1781, and served three months as private in Captain William Goldson's North Carolina regiment. He enlisted about the last of May 1781, served as private in Captains Sharp and Rhodes' companies, Colonel Lytle's North Carolina regiment and was discharged at the expiration of service of one year.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 15, 1833, at which time he resided in Spartanburg District, South Carolina; he stated that he had resided in that state about forty-five years.
Henry Emerson referred to his older brother, but did not state his name. It was not stated that the soldier was married.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following: Henry Emerson, certificate #16478, issued August 27, 1833, rate $30 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, South Carolina Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Resolutions
21 747 INVALID.
File No. 21, 747
Henry Emerson Rev Rev
Act: June 7 82
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 124
Arrangement of 1890.1
Aug 16 '98 John B Huss Chattanooga Tenn
1917 Mar. 16. Heir. to Mrs Beaumont 1922 Feb 14 Heir. to Miss M. M. Taylor 1934 March 30 Heir. to Mrs. C. J. Patton. J.R.L. 1936 Sept. 22 Heir. to Mrs. M. B. ... 1938 July 20 Heir. to Mrs. L. C. ...

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Hon H. Clay Evans My dear Sir
Will you kindly favor me with the necessary information. Some of Mrs Kuss Georgia relatives are anxious to join The Daughters of the Revolution, and they ask me to find out the facts in the case. Mrs Kuss' grandfather's name was Henry Emerson it is said that he served in a South Carolina Reg't & participated in the fight at Cowpens, he settled near there at the close of the war, moved from there to Ringgold Ga about 1844 his pension was paid to him at the above place after his death in 46 his wife Mary drew the pension, after her death, her daughter Marguerite drew the same until about 1851 when she died. The Old gentleman's papers were lost during the high water in 75, so we can not tell much about it, only from recollection, all I want is a statement from your Dept showing that said Henry Emerson was a revolutionary soldier. Thanking you for past favor, I am Respectfully Yrs
Jno. B. Kuss 404 Cedar St

July 20, 1938.
Mrs. L. C. Vinson Box 272 Sweetwater, Texas.
BA-J/MMHF/ILL Henry Emerson S. 21747 James H. Emerson W.C. 30552
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to the Emerson, Tye, Pringle and Snell families of the Carolinas, to aid you in establishing your ancestral line for membership in the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. You refer to a James or Henry Emerson, often called Harry, to a William or Bill Tye of North Carolina who was born about 1758, Samuel Snell of North Carolina and a Pringle of that state.
This office has no general genealogical data on file as a means of establishing ancestral lines and no clerical force assigned to genealogical research. Only such family data as are found in claims for pension and bounty land, are used in the reports furnished in regard to soldiers of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812.
The Revolutionary War records have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon service in that war of a William Tye, Samuel Snell or a Pringle from the Carolinas. The Revolutionary War record has been found of a Henry Emerson of North and South Carolina, and the War of 1812 record of a James H. Emerson of Tennessee, once a part of North Carolina. These two records are furnished you herewith which, it is hoped, will aid you in your research.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

September 22, 1936
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BA-J/EEL
Mrs. O.M. Grisham Monroe Louisiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Brantley, Isaac Brooks, Henry and Samuel Emerson, of North Carolina; John Emerson and Owen Evans, both of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, and any soldiers with surnames Stuart, Evans, Stone, Brooks, Brantley or Emerson, of Pennsylvania, Virginia or North Carolina.
There are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of Samuel Emerson, who served from North Carolina, or who applied for pension while residing in that state or of John Emerson, who served from Pennsylvania or who applied for pension while residing in that state; nor of any John Brantley, Isaac Brooks or Owen Evans.
In order to identify the particular records of soldiers with surnames Stuart, Evans, Stone, Brooks, Brantley and Emerson, in which you are interested, should they be on file, the full name is essential with as much as possible of the following data in regard to each: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow. It will expedite the matter if you will return this letter with your reply.
The record of Henry Emerson, who enlisted in Chatham County, North Carolina, has been found and his record is furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

March 30, 1934.
Mrs. C. S. Patton 126 Edgemont Road Scarsdale, New York.
BA-J/ILL Henry Emerson S. 21747
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Henry Emerson.
The record of Henry Emerson is given herein as shown in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 21747, based upon his service in that war.
Henry Emerson was born in the year 1763, the exact date, and place of his birth, or names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Chatham County, North Carolina, he enlisted in the winter 1780-1781, and served three months as private in Captain William Goldson's North Carolina company; he enlisted in May 1781, served as private in Captains Sharp and Rhodes' company, Colonel Lytle's North Carolina regiment, length of service one year.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 15, 1833, at which time he resided in Spartanburg District, South Carolina; he resided in the State of South Carolina about forty-five years.
The soldier referred to his older brother, but he did not give his name.
It is not stated that Henry Emerson was married.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
821747
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Harry Emerson , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Winter 1780-1781 3 mos. Pvt Wm. Goldson N.C.   May 1781 1 yr { Sharp Rhodes Lile        
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Spartanburg Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, May 15, 1833. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Spartanburg District, S.C.
Age at date of application, 69 born in 1763.
Remarks: This not stated whether he was ever married.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
An older brother nothing else as to him.

July 20, 1938.
Mrs. L. C. Vinson Box 272 Sweetwater, Texas.
BA-J/ILL Henry Emerson S. 21747 James H. Emerson W.C. 30552
Dear Madam:
The record of Henry Emerson is given as follow from pension claim, S. 21747, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Henry Emerson was born in the year 1763; the exact date and the place of his birth are not given, nor the names of his parents.
While a resident of Chatham County, North Carolina, Henry Emerson enlisted in the winter 1780-81, and served three months as private in Captain William Goldson's North Carolina company. He enlisted about the last of May 1781, served as private in Captains Sharp and Rhodes' company, Colonel Lytle's North Carolina regiment and was discharged at the expiration of service of one year.
Henry Emerson was allowed pension on his application executed May 15, 1833, at which time he resided in Spartanburg District, South Carolina. He had resided in that state for about forty-five years. He made no reference to wife or children.
The soldier referred to his older brother in 1833, but did not state his name.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following: Henry Emerson, certificate #16478, issued August 27, 1833, rate $30 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, South Carolina Agency. ----
JAMES H. EMERSON-W.C. 30552.
The data which follow in regard to James H. Emerson were

obtained from the claims for pension and bounty land on file under W.C. 30552, based upon his service in the War of 1812. The name of this officer is shown as Hervey Emerson on one military document. He stated that his name was James Harry (or Harvey) Emerson and that he was usually designated and known by his middle name. His middle name was not written plainly by the clerk, so it cannot be determined whether it was Harry or Harvey in this case.
James H. Emerson volunteered in Maury County, Tennessee, and served from December 10, 1812 until April 20, 1813, as 2 nd sergeant in Captain Benjamin Reynolds' company of Tennessee militia, on the tour to the Natchez Country. He entered service November 13, 1814, as 2 nd Lieutenant of Captain Bird S. Hurt's company of Tennessee militia and continued to serve until May 13, 1815, when he was discharged at Nashville, Tennessee; during this service, he was in the battle of New Orleans.
He applied February 8, 1851, for the bounty land which was due under the Act of September 28, 1850 on account of his service in the War of 1812. He was then aged fifty-eight years, and resided in Maury County, Tennessee. He was allowed 160 acres of bounty land on warrant #10441. James H. Emerson moved in 1852, from Tennessee to Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on account of his service in the War of 1812, on his application executed April 20, 1871, at which time he resided in Graves County, Kentucky, his post office, Mayfield. This officer died June 16, 1873 in said Graves County.
James H. Emerson married July 18, 1852, in Graves County, Kentucky, Dolly Shelby, whose name was formerly Dolly Bowden; they were married by W. A. Bowden, D.D., of Graves County, Kentucky, whose relationship to said Dolly was not stated. The ceremony took place at the home of A. Shelby. Dolly Emerson made the following statement in 1878, which is not very clear, but quoted, as follows: that her "first name was Dolly Bowden she married Reece Shelby & died & She died in 1843 then married to Susan Gilbreth 1844 & She died 1850 in Tenn, 18 -- in Graves County & her husband married to Elizabeth Thomas 1813". had on file
Dolly Emerson, the officer's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed July 25, 1878, at which time she resided in Graves

County, Kentucky, her post office Lynnville. Dolly Emerson gave her age then as seventy years, but did not state the date and place of her birth, nor designate the names of her parents. She stated also that she resided in Tennessee until 1834, then moved to Kentucky. In 1887, she resided near Fulton, in Graves County, Kentucky, and received her mail at Pilot Oak. One W A. Shelby of Pilot Oak in 1887, was an old acquaintance of Dolly Emerson.
In 1879, W. A. Bowden, D.D., the Minister who married Dolly Shelby and James H. Emerson, gave his age as sixty-eight years. At that same time, S. A. Bowden, aged fifty-eight years, stated that she was present at that marriage. One Agness H. Emerson, who gave her age as sixty-two years in 1879, stated that she was present at said marriage also. No relationship between these persons and the family of James H. Emerson and his wife, Dolly, was stated.
ac If you desire information in regard to the location of the land which was granted James H. Emerson on account of his service in the War of 1812, you should address The Commissioer, General Land Office, this city, and furnish the following: bounty land warrant #10441-160 acres, Act of September 28, 1850.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of the pensioner, Dolly Emerson, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Dolly Emerson, widow of James H. Emerson, Certificate #30552 Issued September 30, 1880 Rate $8 per month Commenced March 9, 1878 Act of March 9, 1878 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Sweetwater, Ind. -
May 6, 1938
The Veterans Bureau - Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I am appealing to you for any information you can give me in tracing some of the history of several members of my family. I will certainly appreciate any thing you can find out for me.
These folks lived for the most part in Mecklenburg County North Carolina - near Charlotte N.C.
The Emersons:-
My great grandfather was William Emerson his wife was Treasa Sloan. Her father was George Franklin Sloan and his wife was Elizabeth or Eliza Lawrence. After his death, she married R. H. Crawford.
My father, Robert Moore Markley Emerson, son of Wm and Treasa Emerson, served in the Confederate Army - 18 years old. He was in Company I, 7 th Reg. North Carolina Infantry - Enlisted Feb. 22, 1864 at Liberty Mills Va.
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7 Can you trace James and Henry Emerson, he was often called Harry - There was also a Julia River Emerson in North Carolina in 1875 -
We think some of the James or Henry Emerson family married into the Oliver family - according to some of the data Mrs. R. B. Oliver of Cape Girardeau, Mo - 740 No. St. - had in 1924 - but we were unable to trace it back -
A grand uncle (I think) of my grand father William Emerson lived in S. C. - in middle or latter part of 1700 and was quite prominent in political life of the state's early days - I never knew the given names of any of that branch of the Emerson family -
The Tyes
My mother was Mary Elizabeth Tye - daughter of William A. Tye and Cornelia (Maggie) (now) Shaffer Tye. Cornelia S. Tye's mother was Margaret Shaffer. Her Maiden name was Brown and she came from Ireland when she was 12 yrs old. Her husband was William born about 1758 Tye but he was always called Bill Tye - He was 18 years old during the Revolutionary War,

3/ and was a "Minute Man" at Charlotte, N.C. Family tradition has it, that he was in service as a Minute Man, when Cornwallis was stationed in Charlotte - That was his home city at that time - Bill Tye's parents were William Tye and his wife was Charity Calhoun before her marriage, a first or second cousin of John C. Calhoun of S.C. -
My Grandfather, William A. Tye was a veteran of both the Mexican and Civil Wars. He fought with Zachariah Taylor in Mex. War. Enlisted at Charlotte, N.C. Mar. 22, 1847 and was honorably discharged at Jefferson Barracks Mo. July 31, 1847 -
In Civil War he was in Co. K - 56 Reg N.C. Infantry -
I also want some Information regarding the family of Pringle Pringle and Sam - Shell who lived near Charlotte, N.C. - immediately before the Civil War and I do not know how long before - It's back of that time I want to know about -
Anything you can find out for me about any of these families will be most gratefully received -
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4 I'm especially trying to find out enough to put me in line for "Daughters of the Revolution" membership -
Thanking you in advance for anything you will be able to do for me -
I am,
Respectfully Yours - Mrs. Ella Emerson Vinson (Mrs. L. C. Vinson)
Stoetwater, Inyer -
Box 272 -

THEUS, GRISHAM, DAVIS & LEIGH LAW OFFICES BERNHARDT BUILDING
JOHN C. THEUS ORIN M. GRISHAM RONALD L. DAVIS JOHN C. THEUS, JR. THOMAS W. LEIGH EDWIN K. THEUS
MONROE, LA. Sept. 10, 1936.
Veterans Administration. Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:—
Can you give me the record of service of (1)  John Brantley, Sr. in the Revolutionary War. From North Carolina, and his ancestry. I think he was from Chatham Co. N.C. (2) Isaac Brooks - from Chatham Co. N.C. - both service record and as much of his ancestry as you possible can. (3) The Rev. record of service & ancestry of Henry Emerson & Samuel Emerson from North Carolina - (war)

4. John Emerson  Emerson - probably from Philadelphia Co. Penn. for Rev. service and ancestry.
5. Owen Evans : Philadelphia County, Penn. for Revolutionary service & ancestry.
Will you kindly give me any information you have on records of these mens family or ancestry, that I may be able to trace them. They are my ancestors.
Do you have listed any other names of the surnames I have given,
also. of Stuart . - from Penn. Va., N.C.
Evans . " " " "
Stone " " " "
Brooks " " " "
Brantley " " " "
Emerson " " " "
Oblige very much. Daisy Emerson Gresham .
(Mrs. C.M. Gresham) Monroe, La.

THEUS, GRISHAM, DAVIS & LEIGH LAW OFFICES BERNHARDT BUILDING
JOHN C. THEUS ORLIN M. GRISHAM RONALD L. DAVIS JOHN C. THEUS, JR. THOMAS W. LEIGH EDWIN K. THEUS
MONROE, LA. Sept. 10, 1936.
Bureau of Pensions:
Washington, D.C.
Dear sirs: —
The North Carolina roster of Revolutionary soldiers shows that Henry Emerson , private, was a pen- sioner, and copy of his application in the Pension office at Washington should give full information about his ancestry and service.
Will you please give me this record, both record of service and his ancestry , I hope to trace him to my line of Emerson's.
I am told that my Great Grandfather

THEUS, GRISHAM, DAVIS & LEIGH LAW OFFICES BERNHARDT BUILDING
JOHN C. THEUS ORIN M. GRISHAM RONALD L. DAVIS JOHN C. THEUS, JR. THOMAS W. LEIGH EDWIN K. THEUS
MONROE, LA.
James Emerson, with other Emersons of the same family came from Penn. to Chatham Co., N. C. awhile before the Revolution.
Do you have the names of any other Emersons on the pension roll, from N. C. Penn. or Va. or of Stuart, Evans, Stone. from the same states.
Thanking you very much for any information.
Sincerely,
Daisy Emerson Grisham.
{Mrs. O. M. Grisham, Monroe, La.}

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Veterans Administration Washington D. C.

Have you the record of Henry Emerson Born 1763 - D 1853 He was in Am. Rev. with N. Carolina Troop
Mrs. C. S. Patton 126 Edgemont Rd Scarsdale N.Y.
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RECORDS JAN 21 1922 DIVISION

Jan. 1922.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Would it be possible to obtain the pension records of Henry Emerson - and Isaac Hudson.
Both men served during the Revolutionary war. in North Carolina,
Very truly yours
(Miss) M. M. Syler 11 W. 10th St. New York, N.Y.

Rev Dec 14th Feb 3-1917- Commissioner of Pensions - Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: Will you be so kind as to send me the record of service in the Revolutionary war of my ancestor Henry Emerson , a pensioner in Spartanburg Co., S.C. who moved to Georgia about 1845 and died in Walker Co., 1853? Thanking you in ad- vance I am -
Yours Very Truly Mrs. Beaumont Davison Druid Hills - Atlanta, Ga.

Dec 8. 1861 Mr Evans
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J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Pension Agency Charleston S.C. 5 Decemr 1845
Sir I herewith forward the Vouchers of John Butler & Henry Emmerson Pensioners under Act 7 June 1832 for Authority to pay the same
I am Sir Respect Your Obedient M c Farlan Agent
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

South Carolina } Mr John Mullin as Spartanburg District } a clergyman resides in Spartanburg District and Zach. W. Leavitt and John Little — resides in the same do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Summerson who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding Declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Given to & Subscribed } John Mullin A.D. 1816. the day & year aforesaid } J. M. Daniel John Little Two Friends J. D. Exoff.
And the said court, does hereby declare its opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and given as he states — and the said court further certifies that it appears to it, that the Revd John Mullin who has signed the foregoing clergyman resides in Spartanburg District and that Zach. W. Leavitt & John Little who have also signed the same are residents in the said District and are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit Given to & Subscribed } the day & year aforesaid }

Henry Emerson Declaration
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The State of South Carolina Spartanburg District 3
I Elisha Roman clerk of the Court of Sessions & common Pleas in & for said District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Emerson for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the 10th day of May 1823.
E. Roman Clerk
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